Pinkly Ever After and my personal story

Hi guys, it's been a while uh?

Unfortunately, today is a really sad day for me. As you may already know, the magical store I've been writing about a lot, Pinkly Ever After, will close at the end of January 2015. Since this brand meant so much to me, I felt like I should express myself here as well. I am sorry that my first post of the year is about this sad event, but it's really important to me, and I will tell you why. Today I would like to share with you my story.

*At 8 years old, I was already starting to become interested in japanese pop culture... without knowing it. My cousin introduced me to Stepmania on PC and it was the revelation of my life. She installed me the game and all the songs from it so I started playing all day long. How was I introduced to this culture you ask? Well if you look at all the original songs from DDR, most of them are in japanese. I started to like cute things like Gundam Openings and songs from Smile D.K that made me full of joy. My mom even ordered me a Dance pad (which was reaaally not available in Canada at this time) and man I have to say, I burned calories even before gaining some x) I played so much you don't even know...

*When I was about 12 years old, my friend made me discover anime. It was so cool for me, all this magical world! Ahah, I was such a weaboo.... (*≧▽≦)ﾉｼ)) But even if this sound stupid, this was the path that leaded me to learn more about Japanese culture and finally, Harajuku fashion. I was in year 1 of High School and I was afraid of the world in front of me. As I tried to be creative, I remember wearing red as much as possible and I was always wearing a choker necklace with a bell so I could look like my idol from Tokyo Mew Mew. Wow, such a weab.... ok shut up Cherry. (Good point of the story : I also discovered Perfume in that period. Thanks Lisa <3 Am I forgiven now? ;v;)

Anyway, I started searching about Lolita fashion... I even remember looking on Milanoo's website more than once AHAHAH(ᕑᗢूᓫ∗)˒˒... oh well! This fashion interested me a lot, I suddenly wanted to be a part of that world as it seemed to beautiful to exist! The truth is, my family is not quite the wealthiest one and asking my mom to buy me such clothes was just unthinkable. Because I was 12 years old, I couldn't work either, or even if I was sometimes, it wasn't enough for a dress or even a blouse! I started to give up on this idea of obtaining so many cute clothes.

Meanwhile at school, you can already guess what happened. I got bullied for liking such stupid things and wanting to dress with flashy colors or wearing that stupid choker of mine. I had (and still have) the most wonderful friends in the world that helped me go through this and told everybody else that if they weren't okay with my style, they could get the hell out.  ღ˘◡˘ற♡.｡oO

As I also slightly discovered social medias, I saw all the beautiful pictures of lolitas around the world and I was so jealous. Oh, so jealous of their perfect looking skin, their pretty faces, their lovely dresses... and their two arms. I finally convinced myself that I could never be as pretty as them because I got something missing here... And gosh this was hard. It was so hard, as during two years after that I was the same. I was considering myself like a little shitty girl who just tried too hard and could never fullfill her dreams. I was desperate with many problems of anxiety...(I am still trying to deal with them but I am SOOOOO much better than ever).

*Finally, third year of high school. Ah, yes, I think this all started there. A couple friends of mine decided to create a cosplay group and invited me to this world. As I started slowly going to anime conventions and working my ass off for cosplays, I remember being really proud of myself until I saw the other cosplays. Gosh, this art is such a pain. This is truly awful if you always compare yourself with the others. (Don't ever compare yourself like that by the way, I was just one of the lowest-self-esteem-person ever.)

I was more and more desperate than before. Everybody looked cuter than me, everybody was sewing better, crafting better... but more importantly, looked better. Of course they looked better, they had two arms! Their cosplay were symmetric, and their pictures were too! As I am really perfectionnist, symmetry was really important! They were heavenly symmetric... I stood up and tried to take pictures from only one side... but it always looked weird.

*Fifth year of high school (and the last) : I kept cosplaying and "trying" to be myself. As I thought I found true love, my burden of my low self-esteem was kind of less important. I was happy with him, that's all that mattered. He loved me for what I was... He was okay with my arm and his family too. They were all very accepting of my person, I could never say otherwise. But I wasn't myself . They loved me for what I tried to convinced them I was. To be honest, I was completely someone else. As I always tried to please everybody, everybody else but me, I thought I was happy because they were. Oh that was the shittiest thing I've ever said to me in my entire life! (◞‸ლ)'''

*First year of Cegep : The big break up. Oh the pain, the tears, you don't even know. As my esteem was such a crap, I never realized how different I was inside and outside. It took me four month to get fully recovered and everyone in my group of friends never stopped helping me. Even if I was sad and the depression started to devour me, I feel like this is during these four months that I made the biggests realizations of my entire life. Things that seems so normal today  ; like accepting myself, living for myself, do not give a damn about what people think about me, being only with people that I loved and not force myself to live with others only because I didn't wanted to sound mean... So many things concerning my privileges as a white woman, racism, sexism, homophobia, love... This year was litterally the year my brain started to function the way I wanted it to be for so long ago. (ᗒᗜᗕ)՛̵̖

Ironically, it was a semester after that, when I started to live normally again, and truly accept that I could be other than withdrawn in public that I met my new boyfriend. After so many anxiety crisis, so many tears and probably everything I could've said to someone, he encouraged me to become myself. He didn't oppressed me like I felt before, he didn't wanted me to fit into that tiny square of expectations from him. He said to me, so many times "Be who you are and I will love you no matter what". It took me SO MUCH TIME to actually be myself.

With my boyfriend and these kind of good person pushing me to accept myself, I still went to conventions and anime/fashion related events trying to learn more and more about japanese fashion. Even if my boyfriend was not a fan of my fairy kei style slightly trying to emerge from me at first, he finally said "If that makes you happy then it makes me happy". I have to say this person is an angel... but more on that later maybe ~ (⌒▽⌒)☆

*After that, well I think it's pretty obvious. All the fun! Oh, the acceptance of me was unbelievable. Unlike everything I have felt before. I saw a couple of my friends taking pictures in fairy kei and as I began to be closer to them,  they finally told me about Pinku Project. I was so late in the discovery of Pinku Project though... I could only assist to their last concert in G-Anime, 2013. But when I got there.... oh I can tell you guys this was amazing! As I discovered all at the same time : more informations about harajuku fashion, wotagei, cute dancers, amazing new friends, japanese pop culture, fairy kei, mahou kei, dolly kei... Pinkly Ever After! So many things that changed my life. I was so sad to be late on Pinku Project activities, but I kept in touch with a few people from the community and this helped me develop myself further more.After that, I knew more about Pinkly Ever After, the way to obtain cute clothes, and since I was finally able to work I had money to buy them.

*As I finally obtained tickets to see Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, the adventure really began. You can read more about this story here, but at the end, my new friend Cadney introduced me to lolita fashion... for real! I think I will never thank her enough for all the knowledge and the chance I got to know her. Thank you so much Cadney, I love you! (*˘3˘*).｡.:*♡

*Finally, 2013 and 2014. During these years, I think, is when I truly discovered that my attire for this kind of fashion was more than just a silly phase. I bought so many things from PEA and started to slightly enter Lolita fashion. I found out that here in Montreal, we have one of the most amazing community! Everyone is just so accepting and kind to the others. As somehow Robin, the designer of Pinkly Ever After, ended up living near my house, we attended events together and I was getting closer to her. This person is really amazing, she really is devoted to whatever she plans and always have such a good vision. I was first amazed by her talent, and after that, amazed by her entire person. She was holding a shop by herself with her friend Leah and I thought it must've been a dream come true to her. She was so happy to delivers so many joy to her customers, I can tell! I will include a couple of photos showing you their devotion to Pinkly Ever After, but I think if you read my reviews about them, you will truly understand why I loved that shop so much. But now, the store will close by the end of January. Robin said on Pinkly Ever After's Facebook page that she "couldn't express what was really in [her] because of whatever restrictions. [She] thought it was [her] duty to help others realize what was within by making the clothes that they felt the most themselves in and [she] still feel responsible to continue what [she] can which is that [she] stop being the commercial designer and going back to being the artist who is after the true beauty."

Knowing her, I know it's for her own good. When someone does not create for themselves but always for the others, it's just getting awful. Since I think I expressed myself in a good way when I wrote this message on PEA'S page on Facebook, I think I will just copy/paste it here for those who doesn't follow them:


It breaks my heart, I am so sad that your magical clothes won't be selling like in the days... your fashion sense and all your creativity made me smile so much, I could hardly wait recieving my order a few minutes after I bought from you. Your devotion to your work made me smile too and I thought "What a wonderful thing it must be to live your dream and sew for fun!" but I guess the fact that I couldn't see more further than the post office didn't helped my comprehension... I am sooooo sorry that business have ruined this in a way ;;;;; I will cherish all my clothes from PEA and never sell them. They must be cherished with all my heart... Your amazing, cute and beautiful work needs to be remembered by everyone. I have to say though, if you needed to stop doing business with your creativity, I wish you will still use it as much as you can... develop it further more and keep doing what you like... for /yourself/. I know that my words aren't super effective through your screen, but I really wish the best for you. May you continue being yourself and doing things you like especially for you and not the others. Take care, I love you so much Robin. I know you can go far in life. Even if it was probably hard for you, please never forget all the joy you delivered to so many people. You have that magical talent of yours to make people feels special or beautiful or super cute just by sewing a piece of magical clothe.  Please never forget all the smiles you gave to your customers as they may either never forget all the joy you sent to them. 

Sincerely, Cherilyne, one of your biggest fan who would've bought everything from your store if she was rich   

I love you, please take care and keep fighting  You can do it 

Also thank you... thank you so much for everything you've done. Pinkly Ever After helped me a lot accepting myself and being cute without the fear of being judged... Thank you for everything ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 


*I sure hope you guys can see how much I loved that brand. I wish the best for Robin and may she never stop putting so many effort into what she's accomplishing. My friends, my boyfriend and mainly this store made me feel like it was okay to be childish. It was okay if I wanted to look like a princess or a magical fairy without cosplaying. I still wear this style in a more casual way at school and in everyday life. What if other people judge me? I don't give a damn! I look cute and I know it!★~(◠‿◕✿) If they just think I look weird, I will tell them that well, I am , myself, feeling good with what I wear and that this is none of their business.

I could've never thought I would be so accepting of myself someday... Thanks to everyone who helped me becoming the person I am now. I love you all, especially Jay, Lisa, Jo, Daph, Flo, No, Momo, Ari, Cadney, Robin, and Michou <3 (There is so many people I would like to thanks as I litterally got help from everyone. I would just like to add Magali on this list who helped me struggle with my break up <3) Also, I have the most accepting mother in the world, thanks for everything mom ;v; (๑◕ฺ‿ฺ◕ฺ๑)｡o♡


I will try to keep on writing on this blog because I like expressing myself here. I know that I am really not posting on a daily basis, but I am trying too. So sorry for that...

Please do not forget that you ARE pretty. Be yourself, do not be afraid au laughing in public because you may be "too loud". Do not be afraid of feeling comfortable in your favourite clothes just because others can judge you.

If ou are dealing with a disability, you ARE beautiful. It's not you who is different, is the others that are still not accepting enough in this world.

I am aware that I still have a lot to learn and I don't want to sound like I know everything about life... It's just that I feel a lot better with myself after all these years. I hope you guys liked my story. ｡^‿^｡

Sincerely, Cherry ෆ╹ .̮ ╹ෆ

The very late story of my first Sainte-Dolorès

Hi guyys! I am so damn late for that... and for all the other things. I guess writing blogs entries still isn't a part of my daily routine. But I think I am becoming a liiiiiitle bit better now. For my english skills, I still don't know if I improved... you tell me! (⌒_⌒;)

So yup, the Sainte-Dolorès! Let me explain a bit too you : This event is like ''National Lolita Day'' here in Québec. We meet together and we have a tea party including photoshoots after. It is usually around june 11th.

Since I've never tried Lolita before, the past year tho' I just got more and more interested in this fashion.

***There is a thing I haven't tell you all. I already have tried the style. Indeed, when I wrote the entry about my Kyary Pamyu Pamyu concert, I didn't talked about the day after, but Cadney took me to my real first lolita meeting. Obviously, I didn't had any lolita clothes or anything, so she lends me one of her dress and so many accessories! I still can't explain how much happy I was. It was like a dream come true. Cadney, I could never thank you enough for that! \(*///Σ///*)\  She introduced me to her friends in Toronto and we went eating at a cool restaurant. After that, we took a lot of pictures of course! So here it is, a picture at my first try wearing lolita, perfectly guided by the incredible Cadney <3 ***

All of this tho, happened a while ago. It was just an introduction to show you that I've been interested in wearing that style since then ahah. After my big discovery, I tried to buy myself a real lolita dress. I absolutely wanted a dress from Angelic Pretty to be my first dress ever. After looking at all the procedures to buy a dress, I mainly started to panic because I didn't understood all the basics. You have to use a shopping service to buy from AP or buying a second-hand dress through someone on the iternet. I wasn't really sure about the second option because I was afraid of buying a replica dress as my first dress ever or scared that something would go wrong with my package. Then, one of my friend from Montréal ( Mochi ) decided to sell one of her Angelic Pretty dress. I nearly fall in love with this dress and decided to buy from her. Not only it was less expensive because the dress was second-hand, but also I didn't have to pay any shipping fees. Plus, she is really someone I can trust and I knew she wouldn't sell a replica to me. After I saw the dress, I bought it for nearly half the original price! It was the perfect way to buy my first lolita dress ever.

 Coming back to my first subject : Sainte-Dolorès. A lot of my lolita friends were going to this event and I got invited. Since I acquired myself a dress almost only for this occasion, I indeed wore it with pride and confidence. ｡^‿^｡ The event this year took place in a community center in Montréal. The look of the place wasn't really super chic but the organizers really tried hard to make it look cute. And they totally nailed that! We had a cute buffet with all kinds of sandwiches and good food. They hired people to make the food and it was really nice. The desert was my favourite part : They made macarons! I've never ever even saw this desert in front of my eyes. They were absolutely DELICIOUS! Of course, we also had cake and we played awesome games like ''The brand is right'' or ''Find the replica''. I didn't knew most of the answers but some of the girls looked like they were experts ahah. (ᗒᗜᗕ)՛̵̖  If I talk about my personnal experience with more details, I was there with Robin, the designer of Pinkly Ever After! Also, I found myself with Cadney and William, two really talented and nice friends of mine that are into lolita fashion /ouji style. Oh, not to forgot the awesome Criic Pastelbox, and so many other friends that I met there!

Finally, it is time for the great surprise!!! *Drum rolls please!* TADAAAAA. Me in my first Lolita dress ever! It's called Ribbon Ribbon JSK from Angelic Pretty. It as a dress from 2008! So old school ahah!

I am wearing my Pinkly Ever After blouse with the JSK. What do you think? I thought the colors were really nice together ahah. I am also wearing some basic Bodyline shoes (review coming soon) and Princess Crystal Ribbon in my hair, also from PEA. I bought my necklace at an artist table at the Otakuthon. As soon as I can find and remember her shop again I will give you the link, I promise! I am wearing light pink tights and offrband socks with everything. I tried to make the dress as puffy as possible, but the dress is really heavy! Like, it's all woolen and difficult to puff ahah. But hey, I tried! I think it still looks really nice （⌒//v//⌒）The picture was taken by the Mademoiselle Chèvre ( please check her website!) 

And now, time for other pictures from the event!

^ My picture with William <3 ^

^ With the beautiful Cadney <3 ^

^ A close up of my look here ~ ^

^ And of course what's a lolita party without being derp ^

That's all for now! I hope you still enjoy my blog

 even if I am always so late TTωTT buhuhu....

See you all later!

Another review ~ SKSS.

Hello again ~ It's been quite a while tho uhuhuh ( ≧Д≦)

Okay, so I have to apologize I guess. It's been a month (I think?) that I haven't posted anything on my blog. Well first of all, I had my Cegep's final exams and all. Also, Christmas holidays has just started and I had a lot of shopping to do ＼(*T▽T*)／

BUUUUT. I'm alive! And yeah, I planned to make another PEA review as you can see in my previous post. The thing is I coudln't buy online... but now I HAVE A CREDIT CARD WOOT. And then when I recieved my credit card, the two skirts I wanted were sold out (╥_╥) As I said, Pinkly Ever After are selling their products like freshly hand-made buns ahah. But then I ddecided that it was time to use my credit card for the first time! So, I didn't want to try ordering something reaaallly big and expensive for the first time. When I walked into my room, I saw a little SKSS business card on my wardrobe and I visited their website. They're selling lovely things! So yeah I bought something thereafter all. Let's start my review ~

*About SKSS : This shop (Super Kawaii Super Store) is selling cute stuff, kawaii accessories, adorable things.... call it whatever you want! Their specialties, I suppose, are pastel coloured necklaces, bows, hair clips, etc. Their prices are very reasonnable. It is a store from Canada, but they can also ship outside the U.S. Their marketplace is powered by Storenvy, which I think it's really simple and great of use. So I liked my first experience.

*Shipping : On their website, it's specified that it may take ''2 to 10 business days'' to arrive. I think I took like 5 or 6 days for my order to arrive. Super quick, I love it ~ (* >ω<) Also my package was suuuper secure! Everything smelled like fresh paper (ahah me and my weird scenting obsession). Also, all my items were wrapped separately two times rather than once. I think it's a bit sad for the environment but since I ordered things that could break during the shipping I found it really thoughtfull and caring. I could easily give it a nice 5/5 ٩(^ᴗ^)۶

*Communication : Woah, really great! Here are quick printscreen I took when I placed my order.

Nothing bad to say! Everything was clear,simple and kind, I really liked it.  5/5

*Service : Now... pictures time! First of all, I didn't show you what I decided to order. I bought two accessories.  They're called respectively the Puffy Star Hair Clip and the Kawaii Pastel Tea Party Earrings.

Oh, and here is the entire look of my package. I looked really great and super kawai ヽ( ★ω★)ノ

It was full of Rilakkuma stickers, super cute and adorable! Smells great, looks great and is great! Then, the inside was full of surprises! I couldn't be more pleased by this first purchase with them. It has super cute papers, awesome stickers and... oh my, a free necklace (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧ Woohoo free stuff! But yeah, this necklace is simply awesome. Totally my style. I love it! It's say it's a 5/5.

*Product quality : Well my my, I love the star hair clip  ( ˘ ³˘)♥ It's very fluffy and it has my 3 favorites colors on it so I couldn't be more happy. It is very well sewn, tho I don't know if this was hand-made or not? Anyway, super cute, resistant, adorable. The hearts on the earrings looks quite fragile but yeah it's supposed to be earrings, not toys ahah. So yeah I'd say the quality of the products is worths 4.5/5

Total : 19.5/20 ! (♥ω♥ ) ~♪

THEIR STORENVY : http://skss.storenvy.com

THEIR FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/pages/SKSS/231383627019527

THEIR TUMBLR : http://skss-mtl.tumblr.com

In conclusion, I'd love to buy from SKSS another time. My accessories are super cute and I'm really satisfied! See y'all later if you want some other reviews for the magical Cherry-Line ♥(ˆ⌣ˆԅ)